Wheel, rim, and tire lock



A. M. FUR-row 1,816,147

WHEEL, RIM, AND TIRE LOCK Filed March 21. 1929 iNvENToR HLBgfYET M.fr0/670W ATTO NEY flanges 21 open.

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Patented July 28 1931 PATENT OFFICE l ALBERT* M. FUR'IlOWF, MOUNTCLEMENS, MICHIGAN WHEEL, RIMAND TIRE LOCK l Appiianon filed March 21,1929. serial Nb. 348,844. f

The principal object; or invention .is

to provide a simple and lefficient means for flocking auton'io'bileVtires and rims kto the wheels 1n,V order toprevent their unauthorizedremoval.

f With this and other objects in view, my

finventionconsists in the arrangement,com

bination and construction of the various vparts of my improved device asdescribed in the specification, claimed 1n my claims,

andshown 1n the accompanying drawings,

infwhiche Fig. 1 is a sideelevationof ya wheel and rvtirehaving aportion broken'k away to show the application of ymy device.

. Fig. 2 is agfragmentary sectional view takenlaterally of that portion,of the wheel rim .and tire to1 rwhich m'yfdevice is applied.

yFig. 3 is a view taken on 'the line 3-3 Fig. 4 is a planviewjof thatyportion of the tire rim to which my device is applied.

The numeral 1() designates a vehicle wheel havinga felice-11 preferably.of. box section metal, as shown in Fig.v 3. 12 designates the tire rimand 13 the tire. 14 indicates my device generally as applied to thevehicle Wheel and tire rim, preferably in a position 'opposite the valvestem 15.

My device comprises a box-like casing member having lateral langes 21extending from each of its ends, which may be spot welded or otherwisesuitably secured to the inner side of the box elloe 11 as yshown in Fig.2. rvThe box 20 is rectangular having the side adjacent the Secured inone side of the box is an inverted cup-like casing member in shape,

r22 which has one side welded or otherwise suitably secured to the sideofthe box 20. The open side or the casing 22 faces toward the hub of thewheel. mounted a conventional barrel lock mechanism 23 which comprises acasing 24 and a Lrotatable barrel 25 adapted to be operated by means ofka removable key 26. The key end or the barrel 25 `extends toward thehubv through a suitable opening. rIhe other end of the barrel isjournalled in the bottom 4of the cup memberv22 and has on its inner Inthis casing 22 ris end a disc member27 which overlaps and bears uponvthe bottom or the cup member 22. In this disc 27 is secured aneccentric pin 28, adapted to impart longitudinal movement to an L-shapedlink member 29, showny as having a shank with which may cooperate aguide lug. or lugs 30, optionally provided in the top side of the box20. In

kthe foot portion ofthe link member 29 is Vsecured a lock bolt 31 whichextends through an opening in the side lof the box 20. A boss is struckout inwardly around this opening and a coil spring mounted around theboss and adapted to bear between the side of the box 20 andthefoot'portion or the link 29 and tensioned to normally torce the linkinwardly or the box 2O to retract the bolt 31. In the flange member 21adjacent the end or the box through which the bolt 31 projects, isformed an opening of sulicient size to take the pin 40. Beneath theopening in this flange member alike registering opening is formed in theelloe 11 so that the pin may extend outwardly of the felloe toward thehub a sullicient distance to permit manual manipulation. A boss 41 maybe formed around the opening in the flange member 21 as a guide yfor thepin 40, if desired, or it may be omitted if desired.4 "Ihe top wall ofthe elloe is provided with ay registering opening immediately above theopening in the foot member 21 through which the pin 40 is extended, andthe tire rim 12 is provided with an opening registering with the openingin the felloe,

and of a size to permit the projection of the pin 40 therethrough. vTothe outer endof the pin 40 are secured lateral projections 42 extendingfrom the opposite sides thereof. Slots 43', as shown in Fig. 4, areprovided leading from the opposite sides of the pin v-openingin therim12, to accommodate and permit the passage of the lateral projections'42.. An arched cap member 43 is provided 'for the rim 12 to cover theend of the pin 40 and to protect the inner tube 17 of the tire 13fromchafing contact with the yend of the pin 40. The pin 40 is vprovidedwith a transverse slot 44 through its intermediate portion, which isadapted to accommodate y 'the projecting end` of the bolt 3l.` The slotinsertion of the pin 3l: Y In operation, the pin 40 is pushedoutwar'dlythrough the elloe ll until tlie pro-v j ections 42 clear thesurface of the rim member l2. .The pin is then turned to throw theprojections 421out of register with the slots l43so that theywill bearupon the surface of the rim member. in this position lthe slot 44 isin'positionito registerY with theY bolt 3l and tlielock is operated tothrow the bolt 31- outwardly into the slot 44 and left in ythisposition, and the Y.

key removed from the lock barrel. The rim yandtire .are thensecured. andlocked tothe l:`e lloeas the `pin 40 cannot be turned, ,on

account ot the bolt 3l, to throw vthe projections 42V in register withthe slots 43 in `cie embodiment of the invention described the rim, andthus permit retraction of the pin40. Y j l v/W hen it is desired torelease the tire and rim the lock is .operated to retract the bolt 31Afrom the slot-44.- The `pin 40 isY then turned manually toibring theprojections 42 in register with the slots 43, in the rim l2.

,and .the pin then pulled inwardly until Yclears theriin 42, and thetire and rim may then'be removed. y Y

Formal changes maybe made in the spewithout .departing from the spiritor substance of thev broad invention, the scope of -which iscommensurate with the appended claims.

What Iclaim is: l l; In combination with a vehicle wheel .and aremovable tire'c'arrying rim mounted thereon,l means for lockingv saidrim and tire .tosaid wheel comprising a slotted pin slidablyextending'through the -felloe of said wheel and prov'ded, with meansinteriorlyv toengage said rim, a locking device including abolt andenclosed-within said felloe, said bolt being adapted, by entrance in.said slot, to secure said pin 'in position of engagement withsaid.rim,'said locking de- 44- 1s somewhat elongated to provideVlforreasy y When they are and'having an opening in its bottom, apinreciprocable and rotatable in the felloe of said wheel and havinglateralprojections on its end adapted tok pass through said opening andengage the inner side of said rim,

alocking deviceenclosed within said felloe and. adapted to engage andsecuresaid pin in its position Opf-engagement with said rim, said deviceincluding means manipulable by a key to release said pin so that it maybe yrotated yand*withdrawn Yfrom, engagement with said rim or to securesaid pin against rotationand*reciprocation in its position of engagementwith said rim.

4. LIn combination with a vehicle wheel and a .removable tire carrying.rim mounted thereon having `a key Jhole opening in its bottom, aslotted pin rotatably and reciprocably secured inthe felloe of saidwheel and having lateral projections onxitsend and adapted to engagesaid rim through said keyhole opening, a bolt enclosed within saidfelloe adapted to engage theslot in said pin for locking the same inengagement with said rim, and key `actuated means `enclosed within saidfelloe Ifor moving said bolt and securing the same inor out ofengagement with said pin. Y

5. In means'for securing a Vrim toa felloe,

said rim and vfelloe-being-providedwith registering openings .for thereception r of a. pin

and said felloe vbeing provided with slots extending fromV thel`opening, therein: .a Ypin `Provided with lateral projections, inserta-ALBERT M, FURTow.

vice being operable by movable means servkthereby torelease saidpin sothat it may be wltlidrawnlfrom engagement with said' rim or Vsecured inrposition of engagement theref2. In combination with a vehicle wheel,

l land a removable tire carrying rim mounted .thereon and having aslotted opening in its bottom, .a pin rotatably and reciprocab'ly se- YY curedfin theffelloe ofv said wheel adapted to `ing slidably -ftomanipulate said' bolt and i Y cOmpliSin-ga felloe, a-rim'fmountedthereon

